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COVID-19

Contract Food Service Workers Petition Washington D.C. Universities For Health Benefits During Coronavirus

More than 400 subcontracted food service workers were temporarily laid off at Howard University, Gallaudet University, Catholic University and Trinity Washington University. Their union is calling on schools to ensure they receive pay and health benefits through the end of the semester.

April 19, 2020

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The Steve Fund Improves Mental Health Services for Students of Color

The Steve Fund – a nonpro­fit dedicated to improving mental health for students of color – hosted a series of on-campus, daylong conferences bringing faculty, administration, students and mental health experts together for in-depth discussions on the emotional well-being of minority students.

November 26, 2019

International

Summit Puts Qatar’s Education Efforts in Global Spotlight

While the United States is largely considered an international leader in higher education, when it comes to access, diversity and affordability, college officials in the U.S. may want to take a closer look at the kinds of bold education reforms that Qatar, a country of nearly 2.7 million people has started to implement.

November 20, 2019

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Higher Ed Institutions Wrestle With Reparations and Repentance

In a growing reparations movement, universities like Georgetown are looking for ways to financially give back after discovering historic ties with slavery, provoking difficult conversations on campus about what restitution means and how much, if anything, is enough.But for religious higher education institutions, reparations involve another layer of dialogue – struggling with not only their tangled financial pasts but their theological contributions to slavery.

November 7, 2019

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Conference Series Focuses on Mental Health For Students of Color

The Steve Fund – a nonprofit dedicated to improving mental health for students of color – is hosting a series of on-campus, daylong conferences called “Young, Gifted and @Risk.”

October 24, 2019

Students

Undocumented Students Reflect on the Role of Faith in their Activism

At a panel at Trinity Washington University, undocumented students reflected on the role faith plays in their activism.

September 24, 2019

Military

National Program Introduces College to Service Members

To help military service members prepare for the transition into college, Cornell University recently hosted a weeklong academic boot camp as part of a nationwide initiative. The program, Warrior-Scholars Project, offers free college preparatory classes to current and retired enlisted service members and gives them an opportunity to gain college experience, skills and mentorships before enrolling in a higher education institution.

September 6, 2019

News Roundup

Feds Investigating Cornell’s Ties to Qatar and China

When President Donald Trump welcomed the emir of Qatar to Washington with a lavish Treasury Department dinner, the guest list included the president of Georgetown University, one of six U.S. schools that operate branch campuses in the country, according to a report in The Ithaca Journal. But while Trump was praising Qatar at the event […]

July 11, 2019

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Georgetown Study Maps Manufacturing Workforce Changes

Manufacturing in the United States has declined from its heyday decades ago, but it remains a major source of good jobs in most states for people without bachelor’s degrees, according to the latest study in a series by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce.

June 26, 2019

LGBTQ+

Lavender Graduations Set to Celebrate 25th Anniversary Next Year

Lavender Graduations have now become commonplace on many colleges campuses in the United States and abroad. But it wasn’t always that way.

June 6, 2019

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At Catholic Institutions, Tradition Propels a Commitment to Social Justice

Catholic colleges and universities have long promoted principles of social justice, inclusion, compassion and dialogue, even in the face of fierce protest.

May 26, 2019

African-American

Georgetown’s Jackson ‘Jazzed’ About History

As a historian who happens to have an a­ffinity for jazz, Dr. Maurice Jackson of Georgetown University combines both in a book that explores the America-born musical genre’s presence in Washington, D.C. and its intersections with government, politics, race, religion and higher education.

May 1, 2019